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Free Pot with Donation to Marijuana Dispensary Has Stoners Giving Back

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:07:29 +0000

Like most medical marijuana dispensaries, Granny Purps in Soquel, CA sometimes struggles with an image problem. While it genuinely believes it’s helping people, pot remains illegal at the federal level and the “stoner” culture often stigmatizes what is otherwise a legitimate operation.

However, Granny Purps is trying to redeem itself in the eyes of the public. For the second year in a row, it’s feeding the less-fortunate by offering an unusual trade — one free joint for every six cans of donated food.

Congress Pondering Bill That Could Make Marijuana Legal

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:20:49 +0000

Marijuana legalization has two pretty high-profile friends in Congress. Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts are co-sponsoring a bill that would put an end to the federal criminalization of marijuana. If passed, the bill would allow the states to “legalize, regulate, tax and control marijuana without federal interference.” Here is [...]

After Fourth Marijuana Arrest, Man Gets Life in Prison

Tony Hart — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:30:36 +0000

Getting caught green-handed with marijuana is never a good thing, but when it's your fourth arrest on the same charge, it's a very, very bad thing.

Cornell Hood II learned that truth the hard way after a jury in Louisiana sentenced the repeat offender to life in prison.

Growing Marijuana Indoors Accounts for One Percent of U.S. Electricity Use

Kool Staff — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:40:36 +0000

The quasi-legalization of marijuana has produced quite an unintended side effect: Now one percent of all electricity used in the United States is spent on growing cannabis indoors.

Analysis from Evan Mills at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory also found that in California, where marijuana can be grown legally for medicinal purposes, the state's 400,000 authorized growers consume an amazing three percent of all the state's electricity while conducting their business.